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Shakespeare - The Biography: Vol IV

The Onlie Begetter

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Shakespeare - The Biography: Vol IV

By: Peter Ackroyd
Narrated by: Simon Callow
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VOL. 4: THE ONLIE BEGETTER.
Literary Stardom and Royal Patronage.
(c. 1601 - death, 1616)


Peter Ackroyd's insightful new biography positions Shakespeare in the close context of his world. In this way, Ackroyd not only richly conjures up the texture of Shakespeare's life, but also imparts an amazing amount of vivid, interesting material about place, period and background. Walk with Ackroyd through sixteenth century London and Stratford as he uncovers the intimate circumstances of Shakespeare's life. Discover the theatrical world in which Shakespeare had his being - not just Shakespeare the actor but the other actors, playwrights, and managers that surrounded him. And journey to Stratford to meet Shakespeare the family man, whose private life had such an impact on his work that the strongest bond in his plays is always between father and daughter.

©2005 Peter Ackroyd; (P)2005 Random House Audiobooks Drama & Plays Education Higher & Continuing Education Literary History & Criticism Shakespeare
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I had this collection years ago on CDs but gave them away to a friends sun,who was mad on his plays. It was great to find them again on audible. I will listen too them regularly again.

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